Electric washing-machine.



W. D. JONES. ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE. APPLIUATION FILED 1250.11, 1911.

1,020,829. Patented Maz'. 19, 1912-.

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-l TORNEYS W. D. JONES. ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE. APPLIGATION FILED13110.11. 1911.

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Wl T11/E 88E 8 INYENTO? Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

- 'UNITE STATESUYLTENT OFFICE.

A'WILLIALVI D. JONES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOWILLIAM A.

BEES AND ONE-THIRD TO RICHARD L.

BEES. BOTH. OF NFV YORK, N. Y.

ELECTRIC WASHING-MACHINE.

Loeoea Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mal'. l5), 1912.

To all'wlzom it may concern Be it known that l, W'ILLIAM l). Jones, acitizen of the United StateS, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of' New York, haveinvented a new1 and Improved Electric Waching-Machine, oi which thetollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.-

The invention relates to washing machines in which an electric circuitis passed through the Washing liquid.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved electricwashing machine arranged to facilitate the washing,` of the l? clothesand to insure the setting or fixing ot' the colors of the clothmaterials by passing the electric current in different planes throughthe Waehing liquid, and hyvsimultaneously starting the rotation ot therevoluhle cylinder containing the clothes and paesino; the electriccurrent through the washing liquid.

lior the purpose nientioned use is made of oppositely-disposed 4sets ot'electrodes arr ranged within a tank or a vat containingr a waehinglliquid, and a revoluhle perforated cylinder i'or the clothes to hewaShed and means tor electrieallyconnecting the electrodes in the setsin any predetermined manner to cauce the electric current to passthrough the 'washing liquid in ditl'erent planes.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented intheaccompanying drawings forming a party oit' this specification, in whichsimilar characters ot reference indicate corresponding parte in all theviews.

.Figure 1 is a longitudinal central section ci the electric washingmachine; Fig. 2 is an enlarged face view olf one of the sectionalelectrodes; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view ot' 'the saine on the lineof Fig. 2; Fig. 1t is a transverse Section o the same on the line tw-Llot' Fig. 2; and 1*`ig.,5 in a diagrannnatic view of the electricconnection between the electrodes and the coinmutati'ir.

A tank' or vat A of suitable size is adapted to contain water or otherwashing liquid B, and the said tank is provided with a cover C, andwithin the tank is arranged a receptacle'for containing the clothes,preferably in the torni of a :revoluhle perforated cylinder l) havingits shaft E journaled in suitable bearings ar anged on the ends ofthetank A.' The shaft E is driven 'from a reversingr device l by suitahlet'earinr` ti and the said reversing' device l" is provided with a fastpulley l"' flanked h v loose pulleys l*"', 1" and a heit ll connects thesaid pulleys with fast and loose pulleys ll'. ll"E ot a drivencountersha't`t. and the said lielt Il is engaged by a helbs'hilting`lever l tor stoppingr and starting the washingmachine on shitting thehelt from the itast pulley to tht` loose pulley.

vWithin the tank A and prelerahl'v at the ends thereof are arranged twosets ol oppoSitely-disposed electrodes J, J', J", J and J, J5, J, J7, ofwhich the set ot" electrodesl J. J', J2 and J are mounted on aninsulating plate li, and the electrodes J", 5, J, J7 are mounted on aninsulating; plate K' and the said insulating; plates 1( .and l arefastened to the inner surfaeer; oi the ends.l et the tank A. Each of theelectrodes and the plates K, K' are preferably oi the construction shownand described in the applicationV tor Letters latent` of the UnitedStates, Serial No. (565,02), tiled under even date herewith, so thatfurther description ot the sets olf electrodes and insulating plates isnot deemed necessary The electrodes J, J', Ji", J", .l J", J, and J7 areprovided with contact pins L, li', if, L, L4, lf', L and lf held ininsulated hushings K2, l arranged in the ends ot the tank A, and theouter ends ol the said contact pins li, L', lf', L, L, L", L and lf areconnected with a eonnnutator which rov lates in unison with the.rcvoluble 1'eeep tacle or cylinder l).

. The connnutator is arranged as follows: The pins L, L', lf. lf. li",if. if. lf are connected h v wires' t). (Y. (l2, (7)", (,l, O, O, (Ywith brushes l. l", l, l". l` lf', l and l)T in peripheral engagementwith conunutator collecting' rings (l, Q'. Q?, tbl, ('l, (l5, Q and (2Tinsulated on a shalt l provided with a pinion ll' in mesh with thegearing (i so that when the cylinder l) is rotated a rotary motion istransmitted to the shalt lt and the rings (.2. Q', Q2, Q, Q1, Q, Q andQ7 carried therelrv. The rings Q, M', (J2, Q, Q4, Q5, Q" and Q7 areelectrically con nected hy wires S, S'. S, S, Sl, S and S7 with thesections 'l`. 'l T, T, T'", T5, T and 'IT oi the rim ol' the commutatorwheel y TS secured on the shalt ll and rotatingr with the same, thesections 'l`, T', ',.`2, T, '.l, T5, '1" and T7 being insulated one.from the other. Brushes U and U arranged dialnetrically opposite eachother are in contact with the sections T, T, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7,and the brushes are connected with wires U2, U3, of which the wire U2contains a source of electrical energy V and the Wire U3 is connectedwithnthe fixed contact member W of a switch having' a movable member W"connected by an insulated link `W2 with the shifting lever I, so thatwhen the machine is started then the movable member W of the switch isthrown in Contact with the contact `W. t0 close the electrical circuitsimultaneously with the rotating of the cylinder D. In a like mannerwhen the lever I'is moved in the reverse direction to stop the machinethen the contact member lV is moved out of contact with the fixedcontact W to break the electric circuit for the commutator.

When the machine is running and the shaft R is rotating then theelectrodes J and J4 are first rendered active so that an electriccurrent passes Afrom the electrode J to the electrode J 4 by way oftheliquid B contained in the tank A and in a plane passing through theelectrode J, J 4, and 4then the current is cut off from the saidelectrodes J, J t and the electrodes J J5 areconnected with each otherso that the current now passes through the washing liquid in a planepassing through the said electrodes J J5. The electrodes J', J'i arenext cut out and the electrodes J 2, J '3 are connected with each other,that is, are rendered active so that the electric current passes throughthe washing liquid in a plane passing through the electrodes J2, J, andthe electrodes J2, J are next cut out and rendered inactive while thenext following electrodes J s, J7 are rendered active so that theelectric current ipasses through the washing liquid in a plane passingthrough the electrodes J3, J7. The electrodes J 3, J 7 are next rendereddormant and the electrodes J, J 4 are again rendered active and theabove-described operation is repeated, that is, the electric currentsare successively passed through the washing liquid in different planeswhereby the Washing of the clothes is facilitated and a setting orfixing of the colors contained in the clothes to be washed takes place.

l t is understood that the electrical impulses given to the washingliquid in VdiEerent planes and in any desired order aids the setting ofthe colors in the clothes and helps the washing thereof, andas'thecylinder D is not rotated until the currents are turned on. it isevident that. the colors are not liable to run as would he the case ifthe cylinder l) were started and ran for awhile, prior to turning on theelectric current.

lt is understood that the electrodes in the two sets are electricallyconnected with each other in rotation by the commutator, but the orderin which the pairs of electrodes are connected with each other may bevaried.

As shown, the electrodes directly opposite each other are renderedactive at a time, but electrodes arranged diagonally opposite each othermay be rendered active, that is, connected with each other by changing,for instance, the wiring O, O, O2, O3, relative to the electrodes J, J',J2 and J3; or the wiring O, O5, O and OT relative t0 the electrodes J4,J5, J(j and J7. Thus the electrodes J and J7 may, for instance, beconnected with each oth'er, and likewise the electrode J may beconnected with the electrode J 6, the electrode J2 with the electrode J5 and the electrode J3 with the electrode J4, so that the electriccurrents pass in rotation and indiagonal planes through the-washingliquid.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. An 'electric washing machine, comprising a tank adapted to contain aliquid,` a perforated revoluble receptacle in the saidl tank,oppositely-disposed sets of electrodes within the tank, and means forconnecting the electrodes in the sets with cach other in rotation tocause electrical currents to pass through the liquid in differentplanes.

2. An electric washing machine, comprising a tank adapted to contain aliquid, a perforated revoluble receptacle in the said.. tank,oppositely-disposed sets of electrodes within the tank, and a commutatorrotating in unison with the said receptacle and electrically connectedwith the said electrodes 3. An electric washing machine, comprising atank adapted to contain a liquid, a perforated revoluble receptacle inthe said tank, oppositely-disposed sets of electrodes within the tank,`a commutator rotating in unison with the said receptacle andelectrically connected with the said electrodes, a switch for thecommutator, and manuallycontrolled means for controlling the said switchand for stopping and starting the said reroluble receptacle.

4. ln combination with a tank adapted to contain a liquid, opposite setsof electrodes in thc/said tank` and a. commutator connecting theelectrodes .in the sets with each other in rotation to cause electriccurrents to pass through the liquid in different planes.

In testimony` whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. i

XVILLIAM D. JONES.

lVitnesses:

Amm-:n Il'. lVILLrAMs, Mnaurrr J. Surrrn.

